A new Mitre study has recommended four measures the U.S. government should take to help maintain the competitive edge of the U.S. commercial geospatial intelligence industry and one of those is consolidating and sharing commercial GEOINT needs with the private sector.

Mitre has established the Center for Data-Driven Policy to provide evidence-based, objective and nonpartisan insights to government policymaking, the company reported on Tuesday.  “We want to expand the role of outcome-based research and information in the policy domain, through our experience, our technology, and our unique access to data,” said Jason Providakes, Mitre president and CEO and Wash100 Award recipient.

Mitre has secured a potential one-year, $463M contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue to serve as administrator of the National Security Engineering Center.

William LaPlante, formerly a senior executive at Mitre, will assume the president and CEO roles at Charles Stark Draper Laboratory on Oct. 7.

Charles Peter Leroy, former chief of staff for military and veterans health business operations at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named vice president of integration and operations within Mitre's public sector unit, the nonprofit company announced Tuesday.

Mitre has appointed five former defense officials to the advisory board of its Center for Technology and National Security that handles research and analysis activities on future warfare operations and emerging technologies.

John Noseworthy, president and CEO emeritus at Rochester, Minn.-based nonprofit medical center Mayo Clinic, has been appointed to serve on Mitre’s board of trustees for a term of up to three years.

Mitre has extended its agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to manage a federally funded research and development center focused on systems engineering subject areas.

Stephanie Turner, a 25-year human resources professional and former director of corporate diversity and inclusion at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been named vice president of inclusion, diversity and social innovation at Mitre.

Eliahu Niewood, former technical director for the Cross-cutting Urgent Innovation Cell at Mitre, has been named vice president of joint and cross-cutting capabilities at the McLean, Va.-based nonprofit corporation.